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Shackle jacket rack
It is built to only hang 4 working clothes: a jacket, trousers, a hoodie and a T-shirt. Scrap wood and old but never used shackles were used for this project.
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For some reason the original shackle pin was smaller than the M8 bolt, it was 7.3 mm in diameter whereas the bolt was 7.7 mm. Not a big problem, I cut another thread in no time. Once that was done I set my portable drill stand and drilled some holes with a Forstner bit and then with a regular bit.
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Each shackle will be held by just one bolt and to stop it from spinning around I had to rout out the grooves.
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I then flipped the workpiece over to the backside and with my planer, I turned ~5 mm of the material into dust.
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Next, I had to drill holes for the washers and bolt heads, a little bit deeper than the total thickness of these two.
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There were only 2 holes left to be drilled from the front. Last but not least I cut the piece to its final length on my table saw using my mini sledge.
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I was happy with how all the parts linked together so I started sanding. With my router, I chamfered the outside edges and then applied the finish.
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Several coats were applied and once they dried I buffed the timber with steel wool and wax. This trick is absolutely amazing, the finished surface is incredibly nice to the touch, super smooth.
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I installed the hardware and drilled pilot holes in the wall. The rack was perfectly levelled with my laser level, a new gadget that is super accurate and makes tasks like these easy.
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I started using the rack straight away. The large and rounded shape of the shackle heads is perfect for hanging t-shirts and hoodies and the size of the other two hooks seems to be big enough for a couple of jackets or trousers.
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